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Enfermizo
This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for April 3, 2009
enfermizo (adjective) — sickly, unhealthy, weak, infirm, morbid. Look up enfermizo in the dictionary El niño es muy enfermizo, siempre padece algún mal. The boy is very sickly, he's always suffering from some ailment.
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what's the difference between sick and sickly? Can I say The boy is very sick... ?
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The difference is: a person who is "sickly" gets ill very easily, constantly. Someone who is prone to becoming ill.
e.g. She was a sickly child and missed out a lot on her schooling. i.e. she was constantly getting ill and missed school a lot. Someone who is sick, is ill but it's not a regular state to be in for that person. e.g. Johnny came down with the flu and was sick all last week. I ate something that disagreed with me and I was sick. Hope that helps |
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Does that same distinction carry over to enfermo/enfermizo?
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what do you mean? |
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He means
sick: enfermo sickly: enfermizo and Yes. Saludos
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I tougth enfermizo could you write it like that: you`re illness: tu estas enfermizo: well , I think so ^_ ^
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You're ill. Illness is a noun. Ill is the adjective. |
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oh ok. thank you
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I'm a person very sickly, I don't know why?
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